🏠 Local Government Area • Kano State • Kano North
Bagwai Local Government Area
Kano State · North West Zone · Headquarters: Bagwai
Agricultural LGA known for millet and groundnuts. Gateway between Kano and Katsina States.
Bagwai Local Government Area is located in Kano State, in the North West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Kano North senatorial district. The headquarters of Bagwai LGA is Bagwai.
The headquarters of Bagwai Local Government Area is Bagwai. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Bagwai is 702001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Bagwai Local Government Area had a population of 132,000 people.
Bagwai Local Government Area was created in 1991 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Bagwai Local Government Area is in Kano State, Nigeria. Kano State is in the North West zone and has its capital at Kano. Kano State has 43 Local Government Areas in total.
Bagwai Local Government Area is in the Kano North senatorial district of Kano State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.